Displaying posts from October, 2012

Stalking on a Saturday

Posted on Sat, 6 Oct 2012 by midcenturyjo

Happy weekend everyone! It is very hot here. Summer seems to have come early… very early! Sitting upstairs at a computer dripping sweat onto the keyboard isn’t my idea of fun. I would rather be downstairs in the cave like cool of my colonial brick house working on a new painting. It’s like an old fashioned cold box down there. Cool in more ways than one 🙂 I think this modern terrace house in Surry Hills, Sydney I found stalking might just be a cool place too. Wooden floors, walls that slide open nice and wide. If there is a breeze I bet it gets funneled through. And if it is still too hot then you would find me standing under a cold shower staring at the bright blue sky. Link here while it lasts.

Big, bold lettering

Posted on Fri, 5 Oct 2012 by KiM

Every now and then I mention my love for graphic elements in a space. Large letters (or numbers) is one such method of adding something bold and graphic to a room. Whether they be vintage from a marquee or new cut from wood I think it’s a decor element that is fun and in your face. I’ve got some vintage gas station numbers I found on Etsy that I used in my bedroom (photo below) but I’d love something much bigger eventually. So here are some examples…

And always a favourite of mine, from 47 Park Avenue…

Last chance to enter our Matt Blatt competition

Posted on Fri, 5 Oct 2012 by midcenturyjo

Entries close Saturday October 6 at 5.30 pm AEST for our Australian readers. Click over here to tell us how these chairs would make your summer perfect.

Tim Cuppett Architects

Posted on Fri, 5 Oct 2012 by midcenturyjo

Hearth and home. Sense of place and purpose and history. Homes to anchor a well lived life. Tradition and quiet modernism. Genius loci, respect for the past, reach for the future but gently, solidly, purposefully and creatively. Inspiration from Austin, Texas based Tim Cuppett Architects.